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Total Cost of Ownership for Onsite Backup Comparison To determine your own savings using CaveoData's Advance Data Protection Service versus traditional tape backups, consider each of these costs as it relates to your own organization: Hardware and Software Costs. These costs include the backup software, tape drive(s) or libraries, tape media and training (for hardware and software.) Also, add in the cost of maintenance. Remember that the hardware and software is usually viable for about 3 years, so include depreciation and the cost of purchasing new equipment periodically. Administration Costs. Administration costs are generally more substantial and also more difficult to quantify. These include the time to change tapes daily, the time spent monitoring and managing backup jobs, the time spent doing restores, the time and cost of delivering tapes offsite for disaster recovery and the time spent resolving hardware and software issues. It is important to also put a value on the ”opportunity cost” of having someone who serves another business function doing the menial task of backup. Offsite Storage Costs. Offsite storage costs may vary depending upon the solution, but may include a contract with a storage vendor to warehouse the physical tapes and courier them back to your office as needed. Prices can range from hundreds a month to thousands. The Bottom Line A detailed analysis generally demonstrates that the
CaveoData's
Advance
Data Protection Service solution is less expensive in real costs.
Additionally, you are also getting continuous off-site data protection to get you back in business after a disaster, no
management headaches and peace of mind knowing that your data is protected in the same place that over half the Fortune
500® keep their most critical data. For information on Off-Site Backup services offered by CaveoData |